verb
Meaning 1
To assign a quantity to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To assign a quantity to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To determine the value of (a variable or expression).
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verb
To relate a statement (called a predicate) to a given set using a quantifier—either for all (denoted ∀) or there exists (denoted ∃).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
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verb
express as a number or measure or quantity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: measure
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: carry, convey, express
Narrower terms: gauge, scale, meter, pace, step, clock, time, fathom, sound, titrate, plumb, weigh, librate
verb
use as a quantifier
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kw- Proto-Indo-European *kwos? Proto-Indo-European *-onts? Proto-Indo-European *kwoider.? Proto-Italic *kwāntos Latin quantus Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Medieval Latin quantificōder. English quantify From Medieval Latin quantifico (introduced by Sir William Hamilton in logic).
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